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Work Life Balance

14

Dec2016

Work-Life Balance:

Alternative careers for lawyers

Jodi Ettenberg

Columbus, OH

When I quit my job as a corporate lawyer in 2008, I thought that I was taking a one year sabbatical to travel around the world. I never expected that this blog, something I started to keep my family and friends updated about where I was going, would turn into a bigger project, and eventually a new career.

As the site grew, I received more and more emails from lawyers and law students confused about what options existed for them with their background. Some were miserable, some were bored, others were just curious.

I decided to put together a series on alternative careers for lawyers, one that used the same 5 questions for each former attorney to ask them how they saw the world today, and to let them provide advice for readers seeking information a career change. I called it Thrillable Hours, a play on billable hours, which I found hilarious and non-lawyers find baffling.

Author Bio

​Former lawyer Jodi Ettenberg is author and publisher of the website Legal Nomads: Telling Stories Through Food. It has won numerous awards for writing and photography, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC Travel and more.